Ten Thousand Soul Banner: Deceased, do you have any unfulfilled wishes?-Chapter 911 - 907: Anomaly

Shen Siyuan carefully packed away the copper mirror, and just as he turned around, intending to chat casually with Ruan Hongzhuang about the Xiajing trip planned for Grandma after the wedding, he noticed Tang Tang suddenly cease her play with Dou Dou—the little girl’s small head tilted slightly, as if drawn by some invisible force, her gaze fixated directly on the spot where the mirror was tucked, drool hanging from her mouth, with a silly, contented smile.

"Han~"

She shuffled over to Shen Siyuan with her tiny legs, reaching out to tug at his clothes, her round eyes shining as if soaked with starlight, pointing eagerly to the spot where he had hidden the copper mirror with the anticipation akin to waiting for candy.

"Do you want this?"

Shen Siyuan paused for a moment, then promptly took out the copper mirror, giving it a gentle shake before her.

Tang Tang immediately clapped her hands in excitement, reaching out to grab it, but Shen Siyuan deliberately held it a bit higher.

The little girl didn’t get annoyed; instead, she began bouncing on her tiptoes, calling out "Oh~ Oh" and waving her arms, like a little butterfly chasing a light spot, amusing Ruan Hongzhuang to the point of laughter.

"Stop teasing her, look how anxious she is."

Beside them, Dou Dou saw the commotion and joined in, tiptoeing to try and snatch the copper mirror.

"Let me see it! Is it the mirror that shows my Great General form?"

"Didn’t you just see it?"

"I didn’t see clearly, I want to see again," protested Dou Dou.

Seeing Dou Dou trying to grab it, Tang Tang got anxious, her little bottom pushing outwards, attempting to nudge Dou Dou aside.

Then she clung onto Shen Siyuan’s leg, like a little monkey trying to climb up.

Shen Siyuan stopped teasing her and handed the copper mirror directly to her.

He also wanted to see what Tang Tang intended to do with the copper mirror.

Tang Tang received the copper mirror and immediately shielded it behind her, protecting it like it was a treasured candy, while making a ghost face at Dou Dou—she still remembered the time Dou Dou snatched her teddy bear.

"You miser!"

Dou Dou pouted discontentedly, reaching out to tickle Tang Tang’s underarms.

"What’s wrong with letting me see? We’re best friends!"

"Han~"

Tang Tang was tickled into giggling, twisting her body like a pretzel, yet stubbornly protecting the copper mirror, causing them to tumble around on the sofa, filling the living room with laughter.

The house seemed truly alive with the children in it.

Upstairs, Duoduo and Xiao Yue heard the commotion and leaned over the railing to peer down.

After the playful tussle, seeing that Tang Tang indeed wouldn’t yield, Dou Dou’s eyes twinkled with mischief as she pretended to be angry: "Humph, I don’t care."

She then hopped off the sofa, wandering away, feigning indifference while keeping her eyes darting towards Tang Tang.

Seeing Dou Dou leave, Tang Tang finally took the copper mirror out from her embrace.

Sitting cross-legged on the sofa, she began to fiddle with it amiably.

First touching the embossed designs on the mirror’s back with her little hands, then flipping the copper mirror around, making funny faces at herself in the mirror, pointing at her reflection and calling out "Oh Oh" as if greeting the little face in the mirror, a picture of endearing silliness.

At that moment, a marvelous phenomenon suddenly occurred—the ancient, copper-toned mirror unexpectedly emitted a soft white glow, not the faint shimmer Shen Siyuan had activated earlier, but a gentle radiance akin to moonlight spilling across a lake, gradually encircling the mirror’s surface. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

Even more astonishing, the sun, moon, and stars adorned on the mirror’s back appeared to awaken, slowly rotating according to some mysterious rhythm, with even the surrounding imagery of birds and beasts subtly undulating, as if depicting a miniature tableau of the universe’s motion.

Most surprising was Tang Tang—she found herself enveloped in a faint white light that intertwined with the glow of the copper mirror, even coloring the fringe of her hair a pale white.

The little girl seemed unaware of the anomaly, continuing to giggle while clutching the copper mirror, her hand gliding over the rotating relief, each touch brightening the mirror’s glow, imbibing the room’s atmosphere with a crisp and refreshing scent reminiscent of a post-rain mountain forest.

"Wow! Tang Tang, you’re glowing!"

Dou Dou exclaimed first, rushing over with her hand outstretched, eager to touch the white light around Tang Tang, only to be gently repelled by the light, fueling her excitement even more.

Shen Siyuan’s heart stirred, quietly observing that Tang Tang could perceive the invisible light spectrum, unconsciously evoke celestial anomalies, and now effortlessly activate the copper mirror.

Indeed, any inexplicable occurrence seemed possible when it came to Tang Tang.

He didn’t interrupt, merely watched as Tang Tang toyed with the copper mirror, her little hands skimming over the revolving patterns, each touch making the contours of mountains and rivers on the mirror’s back seem to "flow," as if streams coursed through its torsioned track.

"Tang Tang, let me touch it, alright? Just once!"

Dou Dou pleaded beside Tang Tang, her hands pressed together in supplication, eyes full of yearning, even abandoning her "Great General" grandeur.

Tang Tang pondered with a tilted head, then suddenly extended the copper mirror towards Dou Dou—but as Dou Dou reached for it, she swiftly retracted it, giggling mischievously, clearly teasing her.

"Candy’s not sweet."

Dou Dou huffed, lunging forward, and they began rolling around on the sofa, play-fighting, with Tang Tang clutching the copper mirror securely in her arms, uninfluenced by their antics, the white light steadily encircling, with the rotating patterns unfaltering in their rhythm.

Beside them, Ruan Hongzhuang curiously turned to Shen Siyuan.

"Didn’t you mention that this copper mirror requires a tremendous amount of mana to activate? Why can Tang Tang operate it; does she possess mana, and quite a lot of it too?"

Shen Siyuan shook his head, just about to respond when Dou Dou suddenly pointed into the air, exclaiming: "Wow! It’s floating!"

They promptly turned around—only to see Tang Tang seated on the sofa, with the copper mirror in her arms slowly levitating, the white glow intensifying, while the patterns on its back rotated faster, creating a tiny vortex, with the surrounding air faintly undulating.

Tang Tang extended her chubby hand, lightly touching the floating copper mirror, its surface rippling instantly, yet not reflecting her image, instead revealing countless tiny specks of light, as though the entire starry sky was condensed within it.

These specks aligned with a pattern, gradually forming a familiar constellation design identical to the engravings on the back, even the outlines of birds, beasts, mountains, and rivers sharpening as if unveiling a miniature cosmic landscape within the mirror.

"What is this..."

Shen Siyuan’s pupils narrowed, a wave of doubt surged within—there was no reflection inside the mirror, only a celestial design born from specks of light, a complete match with the markings he once saw on the ancient relic’s platform, further confirming the connection between the copper mirror and Netherworld relics.

Tang Tang was equally entranced by the lights within the mirror, her little hand momentarily pausing, eyes brimming with curiosity, mimicking gestures at the mirror’s surface, seemingly attempting to touch the flickering lights.

Yet, just as the lights were about to form a complete constellation design, the copper mirror abruptly trembled, the white light vanished instantly.

With a "plop," it dropped back into Tang Tang’s arms, reverting to its ordinary copper mirror state, even the reliefs on the back halted.

"Oh?"

Tang Tang blinked, looked at the copper mirror in her arms, then gazed up at the sky, soon bursting into giggles again, raising the copper mirror towards Dou Dou as if boasting.

"It floated just now," her small face radiating with pride.

Dou Dou leaned over and inspected the copper mirror; seeing it no longer glowing, she pouted unhappily.

"Why isn’t it flying anymore? Did you squish it tired with your weight?"

"Han~"

Appearing to understand Dou Dou’s remark, Tang Tang defiantly patted her small tummy, then pointed at Dou Dou’s face, seemingly retorting "You’re the one who’s fat," evoking laughter from everyone.

Shen Siyuan stepped over, gently patting Tang Tang’s head, then picked up the copper mirror for scrutiny—the surface remained smooth, the engravings returned to stillness, yet he felt a latent connection between this mirror and Tang Tang, intimately tied to "Heaven and Earth."

"Looks like this mirror is indeed extraordinary," Ruan Hongzhuang leaned over, gazing at the copper mirror, "Let Tang Tang play with it more often; perhaps she’ll uncover more interesting surprises."

Shen Siyuan found it reasonable and handed the copper mirror back to Tang Tang.

Tang Tang held the copper mirror and pulled Dou Dou into playing the "Mirror Transforming" game—one held up the mirror shimmering in sunlight, while the other frolicked around chasing the mottled lights.

"Oh~ Oh~"

"Hey~ Hey~"

Their carefree laughter echoed across the living room.